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Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.

Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone. O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked among the world's top six busiest airports by passenger traffic, and the region is also the nation's railroad hub. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) of any urban region in the world, generating $689 billion in 2018. Chicago's economy is diverse, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce. (Full article...)

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Wanted is a 2008 action film which is very loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and stars James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Thomas Kretschmann, Terence Stamp, Angelina Jolie and Konstantin Khabensky. The storyline follows Wesley Gibson, a frustrated office worker who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the entity in which he used to work, a secret guild called The Fraternity. Production began in April 2007, with filming in the Czech Republic to later superimpose the sets on images of Chicago. Wanted was released on June 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom and June 27, 2008 in the United States, to both critical and commercial success. On January 22, 2009, it was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

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Image 1When it was opened in 1991, the central Harold Washington Library appeared in Guinness World Records as the largest municipal public library building in the world. (from Chicago)
Image 2The Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 3Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop (from Chicago)
Image 4Chicago Half Marathon on Lake Shore Drive on the South Side (from Chicago)
Image 5The Chicago Board of Trade Building (from Chicago)
Image 6Chicago tenants picket against rent increases (March 1920) (from Chicago)
Image 7Prentice Women's Hospital on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Downtown Campus (from Chicago)
Image 8Aerial view of the Chicago Loop in 2012 (from Chicago)
Image 9Community areas of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 10Downtown and the North Side with beaches lining the waterfront (from Chicago)
Image 11Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, North Side (from Chicago)
Image 12WGN began in the early days of radio and developed into a multi-platform broadcaster, including a cable television super-station. (from Chicago)
Image 13Chicago Theatre (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 14People walking around Buckingham Fountain to attend a rally (2013) (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 15O'Hare International Airport (from Chicago)
Image 16The University of Chicago campus as seen from the Midway Plaisance (from Chicago)
Image 17Protesters in Grant Park outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention (from Chicago)
Image 18A satellite image of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 19The Chicago Picasso (1967) inspired a new era in urban public art. (from Chicago)
Image 20The Chicago River during the January 2014 cold wave (from Chicago)
Image 21An artist's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (from Chicago)
Image 22The Chicago Building (1904–05) is a prime example of the Chicago School, displaying both variations of the Chicago window. (from Chicago)
Image 23Chicago Union Station, opened in 1925, is the third-busiest passenger rail terminal in the United States. (from Chicago)
Image 24Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 25Jay Pritzker Pavilion (from Chicago)
Image 26Chicago Theatre (from Chicago)
Image 27The Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 28Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (from Chicago)
Image 29Amtrak train on the Empire Builder route departs Chicago from Union Station. (from Chicago)
Image 30Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 31"Chicago" by Carl Sandburg (from Chicago)
Image 32Home Insurance Building (1885) (from Chicago)
Image 33Ford Explorer SUV as a Chicago Police Department vehicle, 2021 (from Chicago)
Image 34Daley Plaza and Chicago Picasso, with City Hall-County Building visible in background. At right, the Daley Center contains the state law courts. (from Chicago)
Image 35Willie Dixon (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 36Traditional Potawatomi regalia on display at the Field Museum of Natural History (from Chicago)
Image 37Map of racial distribution in Chicago, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Chicago)
Image 38A Polish market in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 39Flag of Chicago (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 40Ferries offer sightseeing tours and water-taxi transportation along the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. (from Chicago)
Image 41Court of Honor at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 (from Chicago)
Image 42Chicago-style hot dog (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 43Ethnic origins in Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 44The Chicago Picasso (from Culture of Chicago)
Image 45Aerial view of Navy Pier located in the Streeterville neighborhood, one of the most visited attractions in the Midwestern United States. (from Chicago)
Image 46Men outside a soup kitchen during the Great Depression (1931) (from Chicago)
Image 47Chicago was home of The Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011 and other Harpo Production operations until 2015. (from Chicago)
Image 48Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (from Chicago)
Image 49Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange (2022) after reconstruction, initially opened in the 1960s (from Chicago)
Image 50Replica of Daniel Chester French's Statue of The Republic at the site of the World's Columbian Exposition (from Chicago)
Image 51The main hall of the Field Museum of Natural History in 2007, with Sue the T. rex in the foreground (from Culture of Chicago)

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Chicago Landmark is a designation of the Mayor of Chicago and the Chicago City Council for historic buildings and other sites in Chicago, Illinois. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural, and social values. Once a site is designated as a landmark, it is subject to the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance, which requires that any alterations beyond routine maintenance, up to and including demolition, must have their permit reviewed by the Landmarks Commission. Many Chicago Landmarks districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation by the National Park Service have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, providing federal tax support for preservation, and some have been designated with National Historic Landmark status by the United States Secretary of the Interior for historical significance, providing additional federal oversight.

In Chicago, the historic preservation movement initially sought to ensure the survival of individual buildings of special significance. However, the movement has evolved to include districts and neighborhoods and even encompasses distinctive areas of the natural environment. In 1957, Chicago City Council 5th ward Alderman Leon Despres began the landmark preservation movement in Chicago, by adopting the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House. This led to the formation of the City Landmarks Commission, who chose 39 buildings as "honorary" landmarks. That body evolved into the present Commission on Chicago Landmarks which was empowered by Despres's 1968 city ordinance to select and protect 12 important buildings as the inaugural official Chicago Landmarks. The efforts spawned the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois in addition to the municipal Commission. (Read more...)

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... that from the old Chicago Station, a five-cent fare would get you as far west as California?
... that Leander Schnerr survived the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became the archabbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey?
... that Manny's Deli in Chicago received national recognition for its popularity among politicians, including Barack Obama?
... that 900 West Randolph, Chicago's first high-rise building built by a black-owned construction firm, has penthouses that can be rented for over $20,000 per month?
... that the Chicago Bears media guide had an asterisk next to the result of the Instant Replay Game for 10 years, noting the team's belief that the game was decided incorrectly?
... that Univision bought a Chicago TV station that wasn't for sale?
... that Chicago's Kasama is the world's first Filipino restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star?
... that YouTuber Joey Santore is known for his "Bill Swerski–esque" Chicago accent and use of profanity on his channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't?

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Orval Leroy Grove was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for ten seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox. In 207 career games, Grove pitched 1,176 innings and posted a win–loss record of 63–73, with 66 complete games, 11 shutouts, and a 3.78 earned run average (ERA). After signing with the team in 1937, Grove moved between the major leagues and minor leagues for a few seasons until 1943, when he found a solid place in the White Sox's pitching rotation. Grove had a career year in 1943, finishing the season with career bests in ERA, wins, and complete games; in 1944, he made his only All-Star appearance. Grove spent four more full seasons with the White Sox, and after pitching one game in 1949, was sent to the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League. After playing four seasons with them, he formally retired from professional baseball. After retirement, he worked with his uncle in a trucking business in Chicago while continuing to pitch at the semi-pro level. In 1992, Grove died at the age of 72.

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The Michigan Avenue Bridge (officially DuSable Bridge) is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was planned in the early 20th century as part of a scheme to link Chicago's south side and north side parks with a grand boulevard. Construction of the bridge started in 1918, it opened to traffic in 1920, and work on the decoration of the bridge was completed in 1928. The bridge provides passage for vehicles and pedestrians on two levels; it is an example of a fixed trunnion bascule bridge, which later became widely known as a "Chicago style bascule". The bridge is included in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District and has been designated as a Chicago Landmark. The location of the bridge is significant in the early history of Chicago and events in the city's history are commemorated with sculptures and plaques on the bridge. The bridge also houses the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum in one of the bridge tender houses.

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"My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here." — Oprah Winfrey

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History of Chicago: Windy City • 1871 Great Chicago Fire • Haymarket affair • World's Columbian Exposition • Chicago race riot of 1919 • Chicago Board of Trade • McDonald's • Millennium Park • Cook County Democratic Party

Geography: Chicago River • Fort Dearborn • Prairie Avenue • Magnificent Mile • Cook County, Illinois

People: Daniel Burnham • Richard J. Daley • Oprah Winfrey • Al Capone • Barack Obama • Michael Jordan • Jesse Jackson • Aaron Montgomery Ward • Marshall Field • Potter Palmer • Harold Washington • Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Landmarks & Tourist Attractions: Chicago Landmarks • Wrigley Field • Buckingham Fountain • Willis Tower • John Hancock Center • Chicago Cultural Center

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...that Chicago's Crown Fountain (pictured) displays LED images of faces, which typically create the illusion of puckered lips spouting water?
...that the preservation movement that resulted in the Chicago Landmark designation began with the 1957 adoption of the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House?
...the Art Institute of Chicago Building was co-financed by the financiers of the World's Columbian Exposition, which occupied the building for its first six months?
...that 2006 Winter Olympics speedskating champion, Shani Davis', welcome-home celebration was held at the Harold Washington Cultural Center?
...that the Historic Michigan Boulevard District came to be one of the most famous one-sided streets as a result of the legal persistence of Aaron Montgomery Ward?

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